Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People cover) - Miracles of Modern Science Orchestra

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpJEuQkw9cQ]


I can find absolutely no information on this group other than their YouTube page, but I like what they're doing here. The chamber instruments, plus mandolin and drums, is a cool, although not entirely original, concept. I never much cared for this song until this group put their spin on it. They've got several other videos worth checking out, too. Update: The band has, since this original post, developed a website.


The original song was released by Foster the People. Front man Mark Foster wrote the song while working as a jingle writer; however, since the lyrics describe a young man contemplating homicide, I doubt it would've sold very many shoe as a TV jingle. Then again, everything is possible.

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